Posted on 04/05/2013 7:20:30 PM PDT by MNDude
There are a lot of lousy musicians that are a lot more popular than they deserve, but in you opinion, who are the three most over rated musicians (or groups) of all time?
The most overrated black musicians of yesteryear have been those who left the chitlin circuit, having been discovered by the hippies (or rather by the British musicians FOR the stupid hippies) and went on the mainstream white stage, and Las Vegas, people such as B.B. King, Ike and Tina (especially), Marvin Gaye, who went from a prime Motown hitmaker to a fighter for peace and social justice (yuck!), others, some to a lesser or greater degree. James Brown, Miles Davis. But you have know their early recordings to understand what was lost. Main stage is where everybody has to appeal to the lowest common denominator of the taste of the moment.
Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
That one made me snort out loud!
What? I don’t understand your question. What?
Hm.
I like Gregorian Chants.
“pfft”
Its about three guitar players Jack White (White Stripes) The Edge (U-2) and Jimmy Page.
They do a lot of talking about their backgrounds and how they came about to be musicians but there is a point in the show where Page picks up his axe and starts to play the opening riffs from "Whole Lotta Love" and the reaction on the faces of the other two is priceless.
Page enthralls White and The Edge The sound on this version sucks but my High Def version is awesome to listen to.
Sam Cooke was the best of them all, he blew Marvin Gaye away.
Everyone to his own liking of course but Jerry Garcia had an evocative and complex style. Don’t go by that ‘’Casey Jones’’ crap, even Garcia wasn’t crazy about that tune. The Dead’s ‘’Dark Star’’is a psychedelic symphony. Phil Lesh the bassist, along with drummer Mickey Hart, was really the only one with any formal musical training having studied classical music at U. of Berkley. Mick Hart was a drummer in the Air Force band before joining the Dead.
There’s supposed to be a IMGL 2, but I don’t know who the guitarists are going to be for it.
On the flip side Bobby Goldsboro was underrated as has Doris Day. Johnny Rivers still isn't in the R&R HOF and was instrumental in launching Jimmy Webb, The Fifth Dimension, and had a string of classic hits.
Garcia, like Neil Young, had his own unique sound, you knew within a few seconds it was them.
Or two.
:-P
All those guys, including Steve Marriot knew each other, but however much Jimmy Page might have enjoyed Marriot's voice, his existence was not integral to the formation of Zeppelin. Page looked carefully for his vocalist before he discovered Robert Plant.
Just voicing my opinion. LOL! I personally think the Grateful Dead sux.
As for experimental music ... when was the last time Phish or Primus sold an album?
Awesome cause I really enjoyed the first one. I found out alot of background info on Page I’d never heard before!
Primus Sucks.
We disagree. Dylan’s singing fits his genre, just as Louis Armstrong’s, who sang no better, fit his. I don’t want to hear Barbra Streisand, or Tony Bennett, who both “can sing”, sing Dylan. Listen to Dylan’s “Watching the River Flow”, a fairly rare recording from the 1970s. Who would you like to sing it better? The Four Seasons (remember Frankie Vallie?) once recorded an album of Dylan songs. I don’t remember it, except the single they released under the name of Wonder Who, (as if one had to wonder hearing Frankie) if I recall correctly, but I don’t want to hear it.
I’m with you. best musicians in the world played fusion jazz and most people never heard of any of them. Ponty, Corea, Di Meola, Ryne, etc. Unbelievable talents. Prog Rock is the new fusion and where the best musicians are today. I’m 57 and just can’t get enough Dream Theater or Symphony X.
Dylan to me is kind of like Donald Fagen....You cannot possibly imagine anyone else singing any Steely Dan song than Fagen.....but of course I wouldn’t say that Fagen is that great of a signer...but his voice just has that right personality to match the lyrics.
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